Ambulance staff in Northamptonshire will now wear body cams due to increased assault incidents

Ambulance staff in Northamptonshire will now wear body cams due to increased assault incidents More than 1,000 cases of assault were reported by ambulance staff in the last 12 months.

Ambulance staff across Northamptonshire and the rest of the region will now wear body cameras while on shift due to an increase in the number of assault incidents. Northampton Chronicle and Echo 

The invisible epidemic: rethinking the detection and treatment of structural heart disease in Europe

The invisible epidemic: rethinking the detection and treatment of structural heart disease in Europe This report considers the impact of structural heart disease (SHD) in an ageing society. It sets out the health and economic case for governments to invest in SHD, followed by the key barriers that contribute to suboptimal detection and treatment and recommendations for how governments, healthcare systems and patients can address these issues. International Longevity Centre UK 

Providers deliver: collaborating for better care

Providers deliver: collaborating for better care A report by NHS Providers, Providers deliver: collaborating for better care features 14 innovative cases studies which showcase successful cooperation between providers in the acute, mental health, community and ambulance sectors, working together and with local partners.

The case studies provide a striking insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the drive towards collaboration both within and across integrated care systems (ICSs), with providers and wider system partners supporting each other during an incredibly challenging time. 

Clinically led review of urgent and emergency care standards

Clinically led review of urgent and emergency care standards The NHS National Medical Director was asked to review the current NHS access standards to ensure they measure what matters most to patients and clinically. In December 2020, the recommendations from the clinically-led review of NHS access standards for urgent and emergency care were published for consultation alongside the strategy for transforming urgent and emergency care provision. This document summarises the responses to the consultation and next steps. NHS England and NHS Improvement 

Over half of UK adults vaccinated with second dose

Over half of UK adults vaccinated with second dose Over half of UK adults have been vaccinated with a second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, giving them the strongest possible protection. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Corporate report: G7 Carbis Bay progress report: advancing universal health coverage and global health through strengthening health systems, preparedness and resilience Department of Health and Social Care
• Confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants identified in UK Public Health England
• Research: COVID-19 variants: genomically confirmed case numbers Public Health England
• Research: Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: variant risk assessments Public Health England
• Research: COVID-19 vaccine surveillance reports Public Health England

Covid: Indian variant 'now dominant' in the UK

Covid: Indian variant 'now dominant' in the UK The variant of coronavirus first identified in India is now the dominant strain in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) has said.

The number of cases confirmed by laboratory analysis rose by 79% over the last week to 12,431.

Scientists believe the variant, now known as Delta, has overtaken the Kent, or Alpha, variant. BBC News

See also:

• UK 'most trusting' country on Covid vaccines BBC News
• Contracting Covid-19 can make you 85% less likely to contract the virus again The Daily Mail
• Neurological symptoms just as likely in people with mild cases of COVID as in severe cases The Daily Mail
• Watch: What happens at a long Covid clinic The Daily Telegraph
• Nurse who spread Covid conspiracy theories that vaccines will 'kill you' struck off The Daily Telegraph
• Covid variants: how much protection do the different vaccines offer? The Guardian

How AI is working with Parkinson’s patients?

How AI is working with Parkinson’s patients? For two weeks recently I got into a steady routine. At 10:30 each morning, I would sit at my kitchen table, strap three devices containing sensors to my right arm, and switch on a tablet computer. Then I would spend 20 minutes going through a series of exercises monitored by a man who popped up in a window on the screen.

The results of my endeavours will, I hope, help millions of people like me dealing with Parkinson's disease. BBC News 

Baby and mother win right to access Healthy Start food scheme

Baby and mother win right to access Healthy Start food scheme A one-year-old baby and her mother have won a high court challenge granting her the right to access a healthy food and vitamins scheme from which she was previously barred. Thousands of babies and toddlers similarly denied access to the scheme will now be able to benefit from it. The Guardian 

Your medical records are about to be given away. As GPs, we’re fighting back

Your medical records are about to be given away. As GPs, we’re fighting back | Ameen Kamlana GP practices in England have been instructed to hand over their patients’ entire medical histories with just six weeks’ notice. Like many GPs, I’m very concerned about the implications this has for my patients. A growing number of us in London have taken taken the decision to pull the plug on the new data-sharing programme with NHS Digital and refuse to hand over patient records. The Guardian 

See also:

• In a couple of weeks your NHS data will be shared with third parties - GPs like me are worried iNews